The Battlefield

Displacer Kitten

$23.57

Dockside Extortionist

$16.05

AI DraftFeb 26, 2026

Displacer Kitten + Dockside Extortionist

Overview

If you control Displacer Kitten and Dockside Extortionist and you cast a noncreature spell, Displacer Kitten’s triggered ability can exile Dockside and then return it to the battlefield; when Dockside returns it is a new object and its “When this creature enters” ability will trigger, creating X Treasure tokens based on the number of artifacts and enchantments your opponents control at that time (see Ruling [2022-06-10] and Ruling [2025-10-02]).

Step 1

You cast a noncreature spell. Displacer Kitten’s ability triggers: “Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, exile up to one target nonland permanent you control, then return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control.”

Step 2

You choose Dockside Extortionist as the target for the Displacer Kitten trigger (it must be a legal target when you make the choice).

Step 3

When the Displacer Kitten triggered ability resolves, it exiles Dockside Extortionist and then immediately returns that card to the battlefield under its owner’s control. The returned Dockside is a new object entering the battlefield (see Ruling [2022-06-10] and ).

Step 4

Because Dockside entered the battlefield, its enter-the-battlefield triggered ability is put on the stack: “When this creature enters, create X Treasure tokens, where X is the number of artifacts and enchantments your opponents control.”

Step 5

When that Dockside trigger resolves, it creates X Treasure tokens. Count artifacts and enchantments your opponents control at that time; if a permanent is both an artifact and an enchantment on an opponent’s battlefield, count it only once for X (Ruling [2025-10-02]).

Step 6

Any Auras that had been attached to the original Dockside were put into their owners’ graveyards and any Equipment became unattached; the returned Dockside has no counters from the previous object (Ruling [2022-06-10]).

Resolution

Yes — exiling then returning Dockside Extortionist via Displacer Kitten causes Dockside to re-enter the battlefield as a new object, which will cause its enter-the-battlefield trigger to trigger and (when that trigger resolves) create X Treasure tokens where X is the number of artifacts and enchantments your opponents control at that time. The returned Dockside is a new object with no memory of the previous one (Ruling [2022-06-10]); count each opponent-controlled artifact or enchantment only once when determining X (Ruling [2025-10-02]).

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